ma·ran·ta (m -r n t)n. 1. Any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including the arrowroot, having thin, ovate, usually spotted leaves and irregular flowers. 2. An edible starch made from these plants. [After Bartolomeo Maranta (died 1571), Italian herbalist.] |
maranta [məˈræntə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the tropical American rhizomatous genus Maranta, some species of which are grown as pot plants for their showy leaves in variegated shades of green: family Marantaceae
[named after Bartolomea Maranti, died 1571, Venetian botanist]
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| Noun | 1. |  maranta - any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leavesherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Maranta - herbs of tropical America American arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant, arrowroot - white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch |
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